Chapter 112

The room fell into stunned silence after witnessing Elizabeth's miraculous revival.

Alex reached into his coat pocket and retrieved a small, unremarkable pill, placing it gently between Elizabeth's lips.

With practiced care, he helped her swallow.

Charles looked like a man who had just watched his entire world crumble.

He had orchestrated every possible detail to hasten his grandmother's demise

and claim the inheritance his father had long denied him.

Yet here was Alex, undoing all of his schemes in an instant.

In a surge of desperation, Charles leveled a furious glare at Dr. Yorck.

Frightened, the doctor realized that if he failed to act, his life would be forfeit.

Slowly, Yorick forced himself upright, eyes alight with rage. He snatched a surgical knife from the nearby tray a Alex.

"Die, you devil!" Yorick shrieked, his face contorted in rage.

"You've made a deal with the devil to raise the dead-no human could do what you just did!"

A wave of shocked gasps swept through the room.

Charles's lips curved into a momentary smile, convinced the knife would sink into Alex's stomach.

But it didn't. The knife ripped through Alex's shirt and stopped cold against his skin.

Yorick stared in disbelief. "What are you?"

Alex's cold smile never wavered. "Your worst nightmare.'

and charged at

Two of Jasmine's bodyguards rushed forward, wrenching Yorick's arms behind

a punishing blow to

you attack Mr. Alex!" the

panic, blood dribbling

an accident-I tripped!

out

"It wasn't

help, but Charles cut him off with a boot on his neck. The sickening crack that

bulged, then dimmed as he

hush fell over the

his sleeve as

dare he try to kill the one who saved our family? Betrayal like that can't go

him, hatred frozen

his secrets would remain

from the bed. Elizabeth's

"She's awake!"

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Chapter 112

as the monitors

the doctors stood

is awake!" Charles

the room, full of confusion.

motive to see you gone

Elizabeth's piercing eyes listed

"Charles?"

Charles exclaimed, hurrying

lying! I did everything I could

an accident, Nana I swear. I love

"And who are you, exactly?" Jasmine hurried to

this is Alex-my boyfriend. You've been asking when I'd finally bring him to meet you. He's the

Elizabeth's lips as she raised a trembling hand, giving a shaky thumbs-up. "Don't... let him

"I

Alex, clinging to him as relief

still unused to such displays of

that wasn't something he

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